A 1909 baseball card of Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner is posed for a photograph in New York on February 19, 2013. (Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
one of the the rarest baseball cards in the world it sold at an extraordinary price last week.
The famous T206 Honor Wagner sold for a record $7.25 million in a private sale facilitated by Goldin Auctions, the company said Thursday. It topped the sold price in August 2021. The card sold for $6.6 million at the time.
The Honus Wagner statue outside PNC Park before the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Pirates on June 5, 2016 in Pittsburgh. (Matt Brown/Angels Baseball LP/Getty Images)
“I’ve been in this business a long time and I’ve seen a lot of amazing trading cards and memorabilia, but there’s nothing on earth like a T-206 card,” Ken Goldin, Goldin’s Executive Chairman and Founder. he said in a press release. “There’s a reason no Wagner card has ever sold for less than it was previously bought for: the card is art, it’s history, it’s folklore. The T-206 is one of the reasons I what I do and why serious collectors around. the world loves this hobby so much. To be a part of history and facilitate this record sale is an honor.”
Wagner’s card is considered the “Mona Lisa of baseball cards.” Fewer than 50 authenticated copies are believed to exist in the industry.
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The T206 1909-11 card was graded good condition 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 by Sportscard Guaranty Corp (SGC).
Wagner, a Hall of Fame shortstop who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the early 20th century, was said to be upset that his likeness was being used on a tobacco product. He rejected American Tobacco Co.’s request. of using his image, which caused the company to stop producing his card.
Wagner played baseball from 1897 to 1917. He played for the Louisville Colonels and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He helped the Pirates to a World Series in 1909 and won the batting title eight times.
He hit .328 for his career in 2,794 games.
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